Inspection

An Israeli drone firm is teaming up with a serious port-security agency to present automated safety for maritime ports and terminals. Autonomous UAV developer Percepto and port automation supplier CERTUS Port Automation have signed an settlement to deploy drones to ports resembling Rotterdam to improve safety. Percepto will use the …

Ohio officers are launching a brand new resolution to observe site visitors circumstances alongside state highways with drone know-how. DriveOhio’s UAS Center has partnered with the Ohio State University College of Engineering to deploy a three-year examine to find if drones can alleviate each site visitors snafus in addition to …

A serious energy-sector drone group is including to its numbers with a duo of UAV leaders to a significant occasion advisory board. The Energy Drone Coalition Summit & Expo, billed as “the biggest event exclusively focused on the business and technology of UAVs/Robotics (aerial, ground/surface and subsea) in energy operations” …

CPS Energy is deploying drone know-how to carry out routine safer inspections of overhead vitality infrastructure. “We are integrating new technologies to expand our capabilities and operate more efficiently,” mentioned Cris Eugster, Chief Operating Officer at CPS Energy. “Performing inspections with the use of drones helps maintain the safety of our …

Swiss firm Flyability has a really distinctive providing – a collision tolerant drone succesful of inspecting darkish, harmful indoor areas like mine shafts, field girders, or nuclear tanks.  Now Flyability’s flagship product Elios might be extra simply accessible to the U.S. market, as the firm declares a partnership with Exelon, …

A France-based drone supplier simply launched a brand new fixed-wing drone that gives a mixture of hardware and software program improvements match for survey-grade mapping and different industrial missions. Last week, Delair introduced the world availability of the UX11 fixed-wing UAV following a spherical of ultimate assessments. The drone might …

The FAA just lately licensed the primary utility within the U.S. to fly drone mission past operator’s line of sight. Drone inspection agency Xcel Energy obtained permission to survey energy traces close to Denver. The Minneapolis-based firm will deploy drones past visible line of the operator’s sight inside a delegated …

Loveland Innovations, a developer of drone options for the property and casualty insurance coverage business, has introduced the launch of Drone Assist Complete, an on-demand device that enhances roof-claims adjustment. In partnership with nationwide adjustment agency Fourseventy Claim Management, Loveland is piggybacking the service on its beforehand launched UAV-based inspection …

Australian start-up Aquabotix this week launched SwarmDiver, a micro-aquatic drone that may deal with floor and underwater missions as a single car or in a swarm. In swarms of 30 models, the drones can dive on command and gather underwater information for surveying, aquatic analysis, surveillance and reconnaissance for navy and industrial …

The Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is teaming up with Tokyo Electric Power to deploy autonomous drones that may assess situations and injury to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear energy following a 9.zero magnitude earthquake in 2011. Working with the General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception (GRASP) Lab on the University of …